Freddy Kalas

Freddy Kalas
Birth name	Fredrik Auke
Also known as	Freddy Kalas Freddy Genius
Born	(1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 35) Drammen, Norway
Genres	Eurodance electro house EDM progressive house pop dance-pop reggae fusion
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocal
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Alter Ego Music Universal Music Norway
Website	freddykalas.no

Fredrik Auke (born 12 February 1990), also known as Freddy Kalas and previously as Freddy Genius, is a Norwegian singer signed to Alter Ego Music. His debut hit "Pinne for landet" topped VG lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart. The follow-up "Hey Ho" made it to number 2 on the same chart. He is the brother of Simen Auke from the DJ duo Broiler. ^[1]

In 2016, he took part in the preselection for Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in a bid to represent Norway in Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with "Feel Da Rush". ^[2] He reached the final four in the preselection process finishing runner-up to the winning song "Icebreaker" by Agnete. Kalas' song proved popular with the public making it to number 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. ^[3]

Discography

Singles

As main artist

Song	Year	Peak positions
		NOR [4]	SWE [5]
Credited as Freddy Kalas
"Pinne for landet"	2014	1	78
"Fest hos Kalas"	2015	26	—
"Reidar"		—	—
"Hey Ho"		2	4 [6]
"God sommer"		23	—
"Pinne for Sverige"		—	59
"Feel Da Rush"	2016	2	72
"Jovial"		1	79
"Sunshine Hits My Face"		31	—
"Gjøre ingenting"	2017	15 [7]	—
"Vibber"		—	—
"Blime!"	2018	14 [8]	—
"Et sommertegn"	2021	32 [9]	—
"Bare en mann"	2022	16 [10]	—
"Dans"	2023	25 [11]	—
"Olav Olav"		32 [12]	—
"Hallo" (with Timbuktu)		39 [13]	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featuring artist

Song	Year	Peak positions
		NOR [4]	SWE [5]
Credited as Freddy Genius
"Cannabus 2011" (SimenA featuring Freddy Genius)	2011	2 [14]	—
"Perfect Strangers" [15] (Mikkel Christiansen featuring Freddy Genius)		—	—
"Bongo Drum" [16] (Robin og Bugge featuring Freddy Genius)	2013	—	—
"Gaiastova" [17] (Henrik Sæter and Ole Pedersen featuring Freddy Genius)	2014	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Award	Work	Result
2017	Spellemannprisen	Årets Låt (Song of the Year)	"Jovial"	Nominated

References

1. Marthe Berg (2015-01-14). "Freddy Kalas vil gi det norske folk allsang i ekte DJ Broiler-stil - VG-lista - VG". Vg.no. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
2. "Freddy Kalas' "Feel Da Rush" er hørt mest av årets MGP-låter. Nordiske eksperter tror ikke han vinner av den grunn - kultur". Dagbladet.no. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
3. "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 9, 2016". Lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
4. "Freddy Kalas discography". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
5. "Freddy Kalas discography". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
6. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 27 December 2019.
7. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 19, 2017". VG-lista . Retrieved 14 May 2017.
8. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 39, 2018". VG-lista . Retrieved 29 September 2018.
9. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-29". VG-lista . Retrieved 24 July 2021.
10. "Singel 2023 uke 02". VG-lista . Retrieved 14 January 2023.
11. "Singel 2023 uke 05". VG-lista . Retrieved 4 February 2023.
12. "Singel 2023 uke 04". VG-lista . Retrieved 28 January 2023.
13. "Singel 2023 uke 07". VG-lista . Retrieved 18 February 2023.
14. Cannabus 2011 (feat. Freddy Genius) by SimenA on VG-Lista
15. "Perfect Strangers (Feat. Freddy Genius) - Single by Mikkel Christiansen on iTunes". iTunes .
16. "Bongo Drum (Feat. Freddy Genius) - Single by Robin og Bugge". iTunes .
17. "Gaiastova (Feat. Freddy Genius) - Single by Henrik Sæter & Ole Pedersen on iTunes". iTunes .